Paint can rim protector and brush scraper



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PAINT CAN RIM PROTECTOR AND BRUSH SCRAPER Filed Sept. 8, 195:5

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71 TT'ORNE V5 United States Patent ()fiicefl PAINT CAN RIM PROTECTOR BRUSH SCRAPER Lawrence S. Crandall, Napa, Calif.

Application September 8, 1953, Serial No. 379,008

Claims. (Cl. 220-90) This invention relates to a protective cover for an open paint can, and has for its main object the provision of means for keeping a paint can clean during use thereof and which will prevent paint from entering the upwardly opening recess found in the upper edges of the side walls of a can, and which recess is normally to receive a corresponding annular projection on the conventional lid or can closure.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a protective cover of the type above described provided with means for scraping paint from a loaded brush, and in which holder the paint so scraped will automatically flow into the can.

A still further object is the provision of a cover of the type above described that is suitable for use as a pouring lip or the like.

Heretofore many attempts have been made to provide a protective cover for an open paint can that will enable the can to be used'but that will keep the can clean and prevent paint from entering the annular recess that is provided for the lid or cover. Usually such attempts have taken the form of more or less funnel like elements intended to fit into the open upper end of the can, or else they are formed to fit into the recess along the upper edges of the can sides. The former are usually rather bulky and do not keep the can clean since paint can run down the outer sides of the funnel like device and into the lid receiving recess. The latter are relatively difficult to secure to and remove from a can, and they also do not protect the outer sides of a can.

The present device fully protects the can including the lid receiving'recess, and does not interfere with access to the paint, nor are there any projecting spouts and the like that tend to unbalance the device and that are likely to be accidentally struck with the result that the can is overturned, or the device itself knocked fromthe can, or the spout is injured.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the description and in the drawings.

In the drawings,

Fig. l is a vertical sectional view taken through the device of this invention and it is shown in position on a can.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device shown in Fig. 1 as seen from the opposite side.

In detail, the upper end of a can 1 is shown in Fig. 1 which can has cylindrical side walls 2 and an upwardly opening annular recess 3 is at the upper edges of said side walls extending circumferentially of the latter and radially inwardly thereof.

In cans, the inner side 4 of said recess is slightly lower at its upper end than the upper edge of the outer side 5. This difference, although fairly small, is such that an annular cover over said recess and in contact with the upper edges of both of said sides would have sufficient inward and downward inclination to drain paint dropped thereon into the can.

The present invention provides a cover as above noted,

I 2,756,899 Patented July 31, 1956 and which cover constitutes the top wall 6 of a downwardly opening annular channel having an inner annular side 7 that extends around and downwardly across the inner side 4 of the recess 3. The outer side 8 of the downwardly opening channel is preferably considerably wider than the inner side and extends over the upper marginal portion of the walls 2 of the can 1.

The wall 6 is slanted radially inwardly and downwardly so that the upper edges of the sides 4, 5 of the recess 3' engage the underside of wall 6 and the space between sides 7, 8 of the downwardly opening channel is such as to fairly snugly receive theportion of the can that includes recess 3, but with suflicient slight variation to 'accommodate the variations that may occur in cans.

The inner side 7 is formed with an upwardly projecting annular extension 10 that is preferably of the same diameter as the side 7, and at one side of the extension, a plurality of horizontally elongated slots or openings 11 are formed at the juncture between side 7 and the wall 6.

One elongated slot could be used but it is preferable to employ several slots for the purpose of giving greater rigidity to the portions of the extension 10 above the slots. If the material is strong enough to not require the webs or material '12 that is between the slots, a single long slot could be used.

These slots will enable any paint that is drained from extension 10 onto the upper side of wall 6 to flow back into the can instead of flowing over the outer side 8 of the device.

While slots 11 may be equally spaced around the wall 10, it is desirable that one side of the wall, or at least a substantial portion of one side (Fig. 2) should be imperfor'ate. This will enable a person to pour paint out of the can over said imperforate side.

In actual practice, the space 14 between the lower edge of the inner side 7 of the downwardly opening channel and the lower edge of the inner side 4 of recess 3 is less than the space between outer Wall 8 and the wall 2 of the can, and said space 14 is su'fficiently small to preclude paint running into it when the can is tilted for pouring paint therefrom. In the drawin this space 14 is somewhat exaggerated for purpose of clarity.

In use, after the normal lid or closure for the can is removed, the present device is slipped over the upper edge of the can, and it will remain in place by friction, although it is well to hold it in place with the fingers in pouring paint from the can.

The inside diameter of the side 4 and extension 10 is, for all practical purposes, the same as that of the inner side 4 of recess 3 therefore no noticeable obstacle is placed in the way of mixing the paint and dipping the brush.

The operator may wipe the loaded brush against the upper edge of extension 10, and any paint that may run down the outer surface of said extension will drain back into the can through openings 11, hence no paint will run down the outer side of the outer wall 8.

In the event any paint should run into space 14, it will not pass into the recess 3 for the reason that the upper wall 6 fits against the upper edge of the inner side 7.

After a painting job is completed, the device may easily and quickly be wiped clean, and when lifted from the can the can is clean and no paint is in recess 3.

I claim:

1. A protective cover for a paint can of the type having cylindrical sidewalls and an annular upwardly directed recess around the upper edges of said walls for receiving a complementarily formed annular projection on a closure; said cover for such recess having an annular downwardly opening channel portion adapted to fit over such upper edges and recess in the can sides and having an inner side and an outer side respectively extending over the inner and outer sides of said can along said upper edges and a top wall extending over said recess, an annular extension projecting above said top wall of said channel portion and substantially in upward continuation of said inner side whereby said top wall will extend radially outwardly of said extension, the upper side of said top wall being slanted downwardly and inwardly from its outer edge to drain liquid toward said extension and an opening formed in said extension at its juncture with said top wall for passing such liquid therethrough.

2. A protective cover for a paint can of the type having cylindrical sidewalls and an annular upwardly directed recess around the upper edges of said walls for receiving a complementarily formed annular projection on a clos ure; said cover for such recess having an annular downwardly opening channel portion adapted to fit over such upper edges and recess in the can sides and having an inner side and an outer side respectively extending over the inner and outer sides of said can along said upper edges and a top wall extending over said recess, an annular extension projecting above said top wall of said channel portion and substantially in upward continuation of said inner side whereby said top wall will extend radially outwardly of said extension, the upper side of said top wall being slanted downwardly and inwardly from its outer edge to drain liquid toward said extension and an opening formed in said extension at its juncture with said top wall for passing such liquid therethrough, said extension being imperforate for a substantial distance along one side to permit the same to be used as a pouring lip upon tilting a can toward said imperforate portion when said cover is on a can.

3. A protective cover for a paint can of the type having cylindrical sidewalls and an annular upwardly directed recess around the upper edges of said walls for receiving a complernentarily formed annular projection on a closure; said cover for such recess having an annular downwardly opening channel portion adapted to fit over such upper edges and recess in the can sides and having an inner side and an outer side respectively extending over the inner and outer sides of said can along said upper edges and a top wall extending over said recess, an annular extension projecting above said top wall of said channel portion and substantially in upward continuation of said inner side whereby said top wall will extend radially outwardly of said extension, the upper side of said top wall being slanted downwardly and inwardly from its outer edge to drain liquid toward said extension and an opening formed in said extension at its juncture with said top wall for passing such liquid therethrough, said top wall being slanted on its under side in substantially the same direction as the slant on its upper side.

4. A protective cover for a paint can of the type having cylindrical sidewalls and an annular upwardly directed recess around the upper edges of said walls for receiving a complementarily formed annular projection on a closure; said cover for such recess having an annular downwardly opening channel portion adapted to fit over such upper edges and recess in the can sides and having an inner side and an outer side respectively extending over the inner and outer sides of said can along said upper edges and a top Wall extending over said recess, an annular extension projecting above said top wall of said channel portion and substantially in upward continuation of said inner side whereby said top wall will extend radially outwardly of said extension, the upper side of said top wall being slanted downwardly and inwardly from its outer edge to drain liquid toward said extension and an opening formed in said extension at its juncture with said top wall for passing such liquid therethrough, said opening in said extension being horizontally elongated cir curnferentially of said extension and the outer side of said channel portion being substantially wider than the inner side.

5. A protective cover for a paint can of the type having cylindrical sidewalls and an annular upwardly directed recess around the upper edges of said walls for receiving a complementarily formed annular projection on a closure; said cover for such recess having an annular downwardly opening channel portion adapted to fit over such upper edges and recess in the can sides and having an inner side and an outer side respectively extending over the inner and outer sides of said can along said upper edges and a top wall extending over said recess, an annular extension projecting above said top wall of said channel portion and substantially in upward continuation of said inner side whereby said top wall will extend radially outwardly of said extension, the upper side of said top wall being slanted downwardly and inwardly from its outer edge to drain liquid toward said extension and an opening formed in said extension at its juncture with said top wall for passing such liquid therethrough, said extension being imperforate for a substantial distance along one side to permit the same to be used as a pouring lip upon tilting a can toward said imperforate portion when said cover is on a can, said imperforate part of said extension extending a substantial distance around said one side, and other openings formed in said extension in spaced alignment with the aforementioned opening circumferentially of said extension, all of the said openings being horizontally elongated.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 332,043 Brien 'Dec. 8, 1885 2,268,241 Brueckel Dec. 20, 1941 FOREIGN PATENTS 278,429 Great Britain Oct. 5, 1927 

